want
verb (used with object)
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for.
are wanting
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present progressiveof want.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"People are wanting to reach out to their inner rocket nerds," Scoville said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
“My family and I are not the kind of people the press are wanting to say we are,” she continues.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2025
“There are companies that have good agents and good science that are wanting for investment,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2025
"The customers are spooked, the customers are wanting to go to other suppliers to make sure they don't get caught in the tariff warfare," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025
“Good Lord, all that fuss you made about me moving out and leaving you, now here you are wanting to leave me.”
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
